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The Inter-Relationship of War and Medicine: Lessons from Current Conflicts
Oct 2009, Vol. 154, No. 5By Louis Lillywhite
War leads to medical advances, and the current conflicts have been no exception. However, the relationship between war and medicine is complex. Medical issues influence public reaction to conflicts and medical (or more accurately health) policy can contribute to operational success via the ‘comprehensive approach’. The perennial difficulty facing war and medicine is overcoming the misleading distinction between national responsibility for medical evacuation and treatment, and the need for international co-operation on ‘quality assurance’ in military medicine. This article considers these issues and explores the role of a nation’s military Surgeon General at times of conflict.
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